NBA Odds Today: Friday January 12, 2024

NBA Odds Today: Friday January 12, 2024

NBA Odds for Friday Jan. 12, 2024 feature 10 games on the hardwood with a focus on three Western Conference squads.

The Chicago Bulls look to stay hot as they welcome in the struggling Golden State Warriors at the United Center.

Out west, the defending champion Denver Nuggets take on the upstart New Orleans Pelicans at Ball Arena.

Here’s everything you need to know about the NBA Odds for Friday Jan. 12, 2024: Opening Lines, Spreads and Betting Trends for these two games on the card that provide betting intrigue. 

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NBA Odds for Friday, January 12, 2024

Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls

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  • Opening Point-Spread: Bulls -3
  • Opening Money-Line: Bulls -155
  • Opening Total: 228
  • Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

Not many people would have believed that the Bulls own a better record than the Warriors nearly in mid-January.

That's the case as Chicago puts its 18-21 record on the line tonight against the 17-19 Warriors, who have lost six of their last eight games.

The Bulls are riding a 3-0 SU/ATS hot streak, while winning four of their past five games at the United Center.

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Golden State hits the road following a dreadful 2-5 homestand, capped off by a 36-point defeat to New Orleans on Wednesday.

The Warriors have lost seven straight games in the road underdog role, but Golden State has managed to cover the spread in five of those defeats.

New Orleans Pelicans at Denver Nuggets

  • Opening Point-Spread: Nuggets -8.5
  • Opening Money-Line: Nuggets -350
  • Opening Total: 229
  • Time: 10:00 p.m. ET

The Nuggets return home following a head-scratching road loss to the Jazz on Wednesday as seven-point favorites, 124-111.

Denver has split its last six games, including home losses in this stretch to Oklahoma City and Orlando. The Nuggets host a Pelicans' squad tonight that has won six of their last seven games.

New Orleans is fresh off two of its most impressive wins of the season by winning at Sacramento, 133-100, followed by a 141-105 rout of Golden State.

The Nuggets and Pelicans have split a pair of matchups this season with the home team winning each time. Denver rolled New Orleans at Ball Arena, 134-116 in early November, while the Pelicans picked up revenge less than two weeks later, 115-110 as 4.5-point underdogs.

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